Garment-supporter



(No Model.)

- AqR-ALPH.

GARMBNT SUPPORTER. vm4361239. 'Patented Apr. 12, 1887.

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`ANNARALPH, OF BRADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA, f

GARNI ENT-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 361,239. dated April 12, 1887.

Applcationrled May 26, '1886. Serial No. 203,296. (No mndel.)

T0 all whom, it muy concern.:

Be it known that I, ANNA RALPH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bradford, in the county of McKean and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Supporters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to garment-supporters, the object being to provide a devicewhich will support the stockings, drawers, and skirts without the employment ot' buttons, and put the entire weight of theundergarments upon the shoulders of the wearer.

The invention consists in the combination, with a hip-yoke, of suitable shoulder-straps and depending straps or suspensories.

In the drawings, Figure l represents a perspective front View of 'my improved supporter; Fig. 2, a similar rear view. r

A represents a hip-yoke adapted to rest about the waist and supported by shoulderstraps B B, and which latter are connected together at the back by lacing-strips C C and cord D. From the yoke A drop the stockingsuspenders E E, provided with side braces, e e, which sit under the hips. The Suspenders E E lie down the fronts of the thighs and terminate with the buckles H H', each of which has a hook, h, inwhich is hooked the ring I. To the ring I are fastened the double straps J J, which pass one on each side of the knee and have at their lower ends the clasps GG, one oneach side of the limb below the knee.

F F represent short straps secured to the Y yoke A, to support the drawers,and which are fastened by the clasps GG.

The band of the skirt or skirts may be attached to the yoke A by safety-pins.

The yoke A is divided in front at a point, a, where the ends may be secured together by a safetypin or other suitable securing device.

By the coutrivance thus described I provide a ready and convenient means for supporting all the under-wear, I dispense with buttons and button -holes in the garments, and the weight ofthe garments is borne by the shoulders of the wearer, thus removing all strain from the waist.

The yoke A is loose and simply rests aboutd and over the hips, and is to be distinguished from a band which presses the wearers waist.

While I recommend that in all cases where vpossible buttons and button-holes should be As an article of manufacture,I a garmentsupporter consisting of a hip-yoke, A, shoulder-straps B, secured together by lacing strips and cord,suspensories F, provided with clasps, stocking -suspenders E, and side braces, e,

vsaid stocking-Suspenders being provided with hooks, straps J, and clasps G, substantially as set forth.

ANNA RALPH. Witnesses:

L. E. HOFFMAN, MAGGIE MCLAREN; 

